Bracelet hook



Jan. 1 925.

L. S. CHILSION BRACELET HOOK Filed Oct. 6. 1924 IN VEN TOR.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,5245% PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS S. CHILSON, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 3'. M. FISHER COMPANY, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND.

BRACELET HOOK.

Application filed October 6, 1924.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Luwrs S. CHILsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State of lvfassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improven'ients in Bracelet Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved con struction of bracelet hook, more particularly adapted for attaching the ends of a bracelet to a wrist watch and the like; and the object of this invention is to provide a simple and practical construction of such a hook comprising a body member and a separate tongue member, one end of the tongue member being secured to the adjacent end of the body with the freeforward end of the tongue yieldably closing the hook.

IVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a rear view of a watch showing my improved form of hook as engaging the bail thereof and as connected to an adjacent bracelet element.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the under side of the hook with the spring tongue removed therefrom.

Figure 8 is a perspective View of the spring tongue removed from the hook member.

Figure 1 is a central sectional longitudi" nal view through the hook and the tongue member secured in the body member and the latter member connected to an adjacent bracelet element.

Figure 5 is a section on line 55 of Figure 4.

It is found in the practical construction and operation of hook members of this character, of advantage to provide a body member of sheet stock having a hook at one end and side Walls adjacent its opposite end and to provide a tongue member having side walls at one end which are adapted to be engaged by the walls of the hook member for the purpose of rigidly supporting the tongue in the body member, the forward end of the tongue member being free to yieldably close the hook, the side walls of the tongue member being turned slightly in wardly to stifien the spring action of the Serial No. 741,912.

provided at its rear end, with a finger 13 adapted to be folded or rolled through an opening 1% in an adjacent bracelet member 15, as shown in Figure 1, to hingedly connect the two together.

In order to yieldably close the mouth of the hook, I have provided a spring tongue member 16 which is also preferably formed of sheet stock, the same havlng its opposite side walls being adapted to fit between the side walls 11 of the body portion and the edges 18 of the body walls 11 are turned over the corresponding body portion of the tongue as shown in Figure 5, to securely lock the two members together.

The bottom edges 19 of the tongue flange are preferably beveled on a slight angle to the plane of the back of the tongue so as to incline the free end of the tongue upwardly and also to provide a bearing for the tongue against the inner corresponding surface 20 of the body member to support spring action of the free end 21 of this tongue, the forward end of the tongue being arranged to engage the under side of the hook-shaped fingers with a yielding pressure whereby it may be pressed inwardly when desired to permit the bail to enter or leave the hook when it is desired to connect or disconnect the hook to said bail orother element.

In some instances, it is found of advantage in order to stiffen the action of the spring tongue to provide a narrow downwardlyextending flange portion 22 on the opposite side edges of the tongue so that its resistance to being opened against pressure will be increased to the desired extent.

I have herein shown a rear edge wall 23 formed on the tongue to extend down towards the rolled end 13 of the body member to close this end.

The foregoing descriptionis directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A sheet metal bracelet hook comprising a body memberbent-at one end to'form a hook and having side Walls adjacent its opposite-send. and a separate spring tongue:

member havi-ngone end rigidly supported by said side Walls and having itsforwardend free and extendingto yieldin-gly close the mouth of the hook portion.

2; A sheet metal bracelet hook comprising a body member bent at one end: to form ahook and-havingside Walls adjacent its opposite end, and a spring tongue member havingside Walls adjacent one end thereof set inside of those of the body; member and secured thereto, the forward end of said tongue being free and. extending into position to yield'ablyclosesaid hook. I

3. A sheet metal bracelet hook comprising abodymember bent at one end to form a hook, and a spring tongue member having supporting flanges adjacent one end thereof andrigidly connected to said body member, the opposite end of said tongue being free and extending forwardly to yieldingly close the hook.

4, A sheet metal bracelet hook comprising a body member bent at one end to form a hook and having a bendable member at its other end for connection with the next adjacent element, and a spring tongue memberhaving supporting flanges adjacent one end thereof and rigidly connected to said body member, the opposite end of said tongue being free and extending forwardly toyieldingly close the hook.

5. A sheet metal bracelet hook comprising a body member bent at one end to form a hook and having side walls adjacent its opposite end, a spring tongue member fixed at one end to said body member, the forward end of said tongue extending to yieldablv close said hook, and a member on the tongue serving as a fulcrum to assist in supporting the free end. of the tongue in operating position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LEWIS S. CHILSON. 

